WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT DEATH
Jesus Christ spoke about the condition of the dead. He did so with regard to Lazarus, a man whom he knew well and who had died. Jesus told his disciples: “Lazarus our friend has gone to rest.” The disciples thought that Jesus meant that Lazarus was resting in sleep, recovering from an illness. They were wrong. Jesus explained: “Lazarus has died.” (John 11:11-14) Notice that Jesus compared death to rest and sleep. Lazarus was neither in heaven nor in a burning hell. He was not meeting angels or ancestors. Lazarus was not being reborn as another human. He was at rest in death, as though in a deep sleep without dreams. Other scriptures also compare death to sleep. For example, when the disciple Stephen was stoned to death, the Bible says that he “fell asleep.” (Acts 7:60) Similarly, the apostle Paul wrote about some in his day who had “fallen asleep” in death.—1 Corinthians 15:6.
The Bible teaches that the dead “are conscious of nothing at all.” They are not alive and have no conscious existence anywhere. The account of Lazarus confirms this. Upon returning to life, did Lazarus thrill people with descriptions of heaven? Or did he terrify them with horrible tales about a burning hell? No. The Bible contains no such words from Lazarus. During the four days that he was dead, he had been “conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) Lazarus had simply been sleeping in death.—John 11:11.
The account of Lazarus also teaches us that the resurrection is a reality, not a mere myth. Jesus raised Lazarus in front of a crowd of eyewitnesses. Even the religious leaders, who hated Jesus, did not deny this miracle.
Think about this too: If Lazarus had been in heaven for those four days, would he not have said something about it?— And if he had been in heaven, would Jesus have made him come back to earth from that wonderful place?— Of course not!
Yet, many people say that we have a soul, and they say that the soul lives on after the body dies. They say that Lazarus’ soul was alive somewhere. But the Bible does not say that. It says that God made the first man Adam “a living soul.” Gen. 2:7, Adam was a soul. The Bible also says that when Adam sinned, he died. He became a “dead soul,” and he returned to the dust from which he had been made. The Bible also says that all Adam’s offspring inherited sin and death too.
The Scriptural teaching of the resurrection, however, is not compatible with the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. If an immortal soul survived death, no one would need to be resurrected, or brought back to life. Indeed, Martha expressed no thought about an immortal soul that was living on elsewhere after death. She did not believe that Lazarus had already gone to some spirit realm to continue his existence. On the contrary, she showed her faith in God’s purpose to reverse the effects of death. She said: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” (John 11:23, 24) Likewise, Lazarus himself related no experiences of some afterlife. There was nothing to report.
Clearly, according to the Bible, the soul dies and the remedy for death is the resurrection. You enjoy the best sleep ever, until Jesus resurrects you, sometime in the future.
2006-07-31 00:59:28
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answered by BJ 7
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There is no "reincarnation". The soul returns to God in heaven for judgement. Those souls with names in the Book of Life get to enter. Those souls without names in the Book of Life are cast into the Lake of Fire for eternal suffering.
2006-07-30 20:41:36
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answered by Jess4rsake 7
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The soul goes to another dimension when after a period of approx 30 years is reincarnated back into the family unit that you left. Well that is what I have been led to believe....I don't believe in heaven or hell.... just parallel dimensions which have different levels depending on how well you performed in this life.
2006-07-30 20:39:48
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answered by lollipoppett2005 6
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2016-11-03 08:48:08
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answered by ? 4
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as holly Quran and prophet mohammed stated, the soul stays in its grave seeing its position in heaven or in hell (according to the persons deeds) then all souls rises up in the dooms day to be judged in front of the only judge their, god (Allah) and then according to the most fair trial in universe the souls fate is even to heaven or to hell.
so please take a good search and reading in all religions and choose freely the one u will think it will save u.
if u need any help just ask.
2006-07-30 20:54:11
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answered by aboaly76 2
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the soul goes back to where it came from , first to rest, then to judge how it did in its last incarnation, and from that it judges what it needs to do in its next incarnation to perfect the souls growth, then it comes back, it can be as little as a few weeks or days or even hours, if it has a real mission to get done on earth, to a few thousand years.
2006-07-30 20:39:28
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answered by Anonymous
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this is just my oponion of what i beleive: i beleive that after we die we go to a place called summerland to let our souls rest for a while. then we are judged about our karma. we are reincarnated if we have bad karma that we still have to fix. if not then we stay in summerland with our friends and family.
blessed be
2006-07-30 21:45:30
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answered by Anonymous
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No such thing as a soul...
nor reincarnation for that matter
2006-07-30 20:37:42
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answered by Beorh House 6
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our souls go to heaven were they came from in the first place
2006-07-30 20:38:02
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answered by papaofgirlmegan 5
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Its up to God whether your soul either goes to heaven or hell. and its definetly up to God whether he wants you to reincarnate.
2006-07-30 20:38:12
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answered by mamas_grandmasboy06 6
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